Training Begins

On the last Dragon Ball E, Zuchin began training with King Kai. Back on Earth, though, things weren't going so well for Okro. Caula found out about the Dragon balls, and is determined to keep Okro from collecting them. It's a race against the clock to find out who will prevail. Don't miss the action, today, on Dragon Ball E!

It was a heavy mallet, sure, but Zuchin was having fun, now, chasing after the flying cricket. The only problem was that he was fast. Faster than Bubbles, to say the least. Zuchin tried the "After-Image" technique, as King Kai had called it, but Gregory was too fast. Zuchin would have to try something else…

Hmmm… I wonder how well this mallet flies… Zuchin heaved the mallet upwards into the air. Gregory stopped to boggle at what Zuchin was doing. No one had ever done it before. As the mallet came down, and Zuchin caught it, Gregory stared at him. Then in one swift motion, Zuchin launched the mallet at Gregory and started fading out of existence, appearing on the other side of him. Gregory, still stunned, didn't move until the mallet was just about to hit him. Zuchin took the blow instead.

The boy swore. "Remind me to get a nice bubble bath when I get back to Earth…" He stood, heaving the mallet. "Alright. No more Mr. Nice Guy." Zuchin closed his eyes, gathering energy, then started running. He caught up with Gregory, and started swinging at the cricket. Finally, he hit him, knocking him out of the air.

The talking cricket rubbed his head. "Ow… did you have to hit so hard?"

Zuchin beamed at King Kai. "What's next?"

King Kai grinned in his odd fashion. "Hmmm… Now, you can become my pupil!"

Zuchin's face almost hit the floor, and his jaw certainly did. "You're kidding, right? I thought I already was."

"No, no, no… this was a test! I can't take just any student!" The kai started laughing.

Zuchin groaned. "Great. So, what do we do?"

"I'm going to teach you my fighting secrets. But I can't help you much. You're already far stronger than I am. Although, these techniques could seriously help you in your fight."

"Great. Where do we begin?"

"Show me what you've got."

Okro looked over the crest of the ridge he stood on and into the desert. "Oh, you've got to be kidding me. I have to trek through a desert?" He looked down at the Dragon Radar again to be sure. There was no doubt. He'd have to enter the desert.

He jumped, the air pushing his bang upwards as he fell to land on the sand. His tail brushed the sand briefly, then he immediately pulled it back. "Ouch! That burns!" He wrapped his tail around his waist. "Don't want any more of that happening…" He sighed, starting to walk forward.

The sun only got hotter overhead as he marched through the desert. As he did, he noticed various rock formations. "If it gets too hot, I'll take shelter until nightfall…" And that's when he realized the ball's signature was in the center of the radar. "Wonderful… it could be in any of these outcroppings…"

He started looking around. There were 5 rock formations in the immediate area. He picked one at random and began to search it The Dragon ball was nowhere to be seen. With a sigh, he leapt into the air and landed on the next one, and began to search it for the ball.

He searched all of the rock formations, and groaned. "Damnit. It's not here… Can the Radar be wrong?" Then it hit him. "Oh, great. It's under the sand…" Okro looked around. "Where do I start digging?"

It was a furious battle between Zuchin and King Kai. Zuchin hadn't powered up yet, and he was giving it all he had. There was a furious exchange of blows, punches going left and right. Zuchin added a few kicks and a palm strike, and sent King Kai flying. King Kai stood. "Very good, Zuchin. Now… power up to your max. I want to see how strong you are."

Zuchin nodded. "Not a problem." There was a small moment, then the planet began to shake beneath them. Wind began to form around Zuchin, and a golden aura flared up around him. As the planet shook even harder, Zuchin's hair turned gold, and his eyes turned green. He started to cry out as his aura flared out further, and electricity arced around him. His hair flew up, one bang coming down in front of his eyes. Finally, everything stopped shaking, and Zuchin stood there, electricity continuing to arc around him.

King Kai seemed impressed. "Hmmm… to be so strong and so young… You remind me of a young warrior from long ago…"

"Who would that be?"

"Gohan… He was a little younger than you when he reached that level of power."

"Looks like I have some catching up to do."

"No, you're much stronger than most Saiyajins will ever be."

"Alright, so you've seen my power. Now what?"

"Now, it's time for you to learn to increase that power."

Okro was getting frustrated. "I'm through… I don't care if Caula senses it… I'm going to find that Dragon Ball." He rose up into the air, his hair flashing gold and his eyes turning green. He started to spin in the air, slowly at first, then faster, and faster. A furious wind started to form around him, swirling and turning into a furious sandstorm. Through the swirling sandstorm, Okro looked down, and saw a sparkle. There! He stopped spinning and dove.

Finally, he had the ball in his hand. It had one star. The boy grinned. He placed the ball in his bag. He shot up in the air to avoid the falling sand. When the sand had settled, he landed and powered down.

He turned around, suddenly, sensing a huge power coming towards him. It was Caula. "Damnit! It's too late! I can hide in one of those rock formations, I hope…" He ran and hid in a small outcropping, suppressing his power level. He could see Caula as he arrived overhead. Looking around, the Legendary Super Saiyajin growled. "If you won't come out, I'll destroy you!" He started to form energy balls, and started to blow up the rock formations in the area, one at a time.

Shit… Now I'm done for…

Okro has been found by Caula, and is in a bad situation. 3 Dragon balls are not enough to call on the Eternal Dragon, and it looks as though Okro could be destroyed at any moment. Meanwhile, in the Afterlife, Zuchin seems eager to continue his training. And what is King Kai talking about when he says that Zuchin is going to learn to raise his power level? He couldn't possibly be talking about the famous Kaioken… could he? Find out, next time, on Dragon Ball E!